Season 1 • Episode 3
LatestIn India Penn and Teller hope to uncover the secrets of the legendary Indian rope trick. Here they meet up with a slum full of performers and magicians who show that in India, magic really is a family business.
Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour is a 2003 television documentary miniseries starring Penn & Teller. The program was created by the CBC in association with Channel 4 Film. The show focuses on street magic, and the subjects of each of the three shows are China, India, and Egypt. Unusually for Penn and Teller, Teller speaks in the Egypt episode, even though part of their trademark performance is that Penn does all the speaking.
Acting
Teller's rare speaking moment—his voice exists, apparently.
Production
Street magic across three continents, zero safety nets.
Writing
Penn's narration: part lecture, part roast, part philosophy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This CBC/Channel 4 co-production marked one of only two times Teller spoke on camera during their entire career—the other being a rare Broadway stage moment.
The India episode features the legendary Indian Rope Trick, which Penn & Teller had spent decades debunking—yet they found a version they couldn't fully explain, something they rarely admit.
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